Blackout, a WoW Forever Priest talent, in words

What it does Shadow row 1

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  Blackout5 ranks · passiveLevel 10.Rank 1: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.Rank 2: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.Rank 3: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 6% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.Rank 4: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 8% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.Rank 5: Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.Same as Classic.

Who takes it pick rates from this site's builds

• 28% of Priest buildsTaken in 28% of the 31,089 complete Priest builds planned here, Sep 13 to 30, 2026.
• 12% of Discipline buildsTaken in 12% of the 12,613 builds that lead in Discipline.
• 2% of Holy buildsTaken in 2% of the 5,687 builds that lead in Holy.
• 55% of Shadow buildsTaken in 55% of the 12,789 builds that lead in Shadow, its own tree.
• How it is countedEach build counts by what people did with it (opened, shared, saved), the way the calculator's pick-rate badges count. Updated daily, last on 2026-09-30.

Around it in the Shadow tree

• UnlocksImproved Psychic Scream: it needs Blackout at max rank.
• Same row (level 10)Shadow Focus, Spirit Tap.
• Row below (level 15)Shadow Affinity, Improved Shadow Word: Pain, Shadow Reach.
• Gone from Classic ShadowImproved Vampiric Embrace.

Every Shadow talent 18

• Shadow Focusrow 1
• Blackoutrow 1
• Spirit Taprow 1
• Shadow Affinityrow 2
• Improved Shadow Word: Painrow 2
• Shadow Reachrow 2
• Improved Mind Blastrow 3
• Improved Psychic Screamrow 3
• Mind Flayrow 3
• Improved Mind Flayrow 3
• Improved Faderow 4
• Vampiric Embracerow 4
• Shadow Weavingrow 4
• Silencerow 5
• Devouring Contagionrow 5
• Early Demiserow 6
• Darknessrow 6
• Shadowformrow 7

Every Discipline talent 18

• Power in Lightrow 1
• Wand Specializationrow 1
• Twin Disciplinesrow 1
• Silent Resolverow 2
• Holy Precisionrow 2
• Improved Power Word: Shieldrow 2
• Martyrdomrow 2
• Mental Agilityrow 3
• Inner Focusrow 3
• Meditationrow 3
• Improved Inner Firerow 4
• Mental Strengthrow 4
• Soul Wardingrow 4
• Improved Mana Burnrow 4
• Penancerow 5
• Renewed Hoperow 5
• Divine Aegisrow 6
• Power Infusionrow 7

Every Holy talent 17

• Twilight Focusrow 1
• Improved Renewrow 1
• Holy Specializationrow 1
• Spell Wardingrow 2
• Divine Furyrow 2
• Holy Novarow 3
• Blessed Recoveryrow 3
• Inspirationrow 3
• Holy Reachrow 4
• Improved Healingrow 4
• Searing Lightrow 4
• Binding Healrow 4
• Litany of Lightrow 5
• Spirit of Redemptionrow 5
• Spiritual Guidancerow 5
• Spiritual Healingrow 6
• Prayer of Mendingrow 7